Indian Religion

Graphic Organizer

Vedic Traditional Before 1500 BC Vedas Caste System

Animal Sacrifice

Brahmanism Vedic Priests

Around 1000 BC Upanishads Karma

Reincarnation

Jainism Mahavira Around 520 BC None

AsceticismAll living things have a

soul

Buddhism Siddhartha Gautama

Around 500 BC

Sutras & Dhammapada

Middle WayFour Noble Truths

Eightfold Path

Hinduism Brahmans Around 400 BC

Vedas & Bhagavad Gita

KarmaReincarnation

Many Gods (all incarnations of Brahma)

Individual Worship

AsceticismDepriving one’s self of all but the necessary food, water, and

clothing for life. Relying on gifts for food.Devoting all waking time to prayer and meditation.